Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS

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January 24, 2020

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a debilitating, progressive, and incurable lung disease. Until recently, no medications were known to slow disease progression. In just the past 5 years, two new FDA-approved therapies have been demonstrated to slow progression of IPF as measured by forced vital capacity.

Fortunately, improvement in long-term outcomes can now be achieved by early and accurate diagnosis followed by appropriate treatment. In this ReCAP, Dr Fernando Martinez of Weill Cornell Medicine discusses the diagnosis and treatment options now available for IPF.

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